![]() ![]() ![]() Unions, in general, have suffered drops in their ranks, while tribal casinos have been going through unparalleled growth. ![]() (Indeed, Attorney General Richard Blumenthal recognized this earlier today.) Certainly, the casino - as with other employers who may not believe a union is in the best interests of its employees - will likely use the time before the election to try to convince its employees to vote against unionization.īecause Foxwoods is the largest casino in the world (an amazing concept when you think about it), and because casino workers at tribal casinos are largely non-unionized, this case may have tremendous symbolism going forward. Of course, whether those employees will ultimately vote for the union during a closed-ballot election remains unknown. Union officials, according to the article, confirmed that they have such a "supermajority". USA Today reports that the United Auto Workers (who are dominating the headlines this week with their strike and settlement with General Motors) filed formal petition papers with the National Labor Relations Board this morning to form a union of approximately 3000 dealers at Foxwoods Casino in Connecticut.Ĭonventional wisdom is that unions do not file for petitions for elections until and unless they get a wide majority of employees to sign cards to force a vote (even though the threshold is a mere 30%). ![]()
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